GSAT0103 (GALILEO-FM3)

NORAD 38857· COSPAR 2012-055A· Navigation· MEO
Launch
Launched on Oct 12, 2012 from Soyuz Launch Complex, French Guiana aboard a Soyuz STB Fregat-MT.
Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT | Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04)
GSAT0103 (GALILEO-FM3)
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Live · TLE epoch 2026-07-13 06:51 UTC
Orbit class
MEO — Medium Earth (2,000–30,000 km, e.g. GPS / Galileo)
Operator
European Union Agency for the Space Programme
Country
European Space Agency
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Launched
Oct 12, 2012
Mass
640 kg
Apogee
23,240 km
Perigee
23,218 km
Inclination
55.82°
Period
14.08 h
Part of the Galileo constellation · this satellite is one of 50

European satellite navigation. ~28 active sats in MEO at ~23,222 km.

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